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Salvatore Puccio, a Giro d'Italia debutant, won the second stage for Team SkyFabio Ferrari

Josh White

Last updated at 4:39PM, May 5 2013

Team Sky won the second stage time trial of the 96th Giro d’Italia, with
debutant rider Salvatore Puccio of Italy claiming the overall lead from Mark
Cavendish.

In the 17.4-km (10.8-m) team time trial on the island of Ischia, Cavendish
lost the pink jersey after his Omega Pharma Quickstep team finished 48
seconds behind Team Sky.

The team, headed by Sir Bradley Wiggins, averaged 47.275kph (29.38mph) on
their way to posting a time of 22 minutes and five seconds. Wiggins also
managed to bite into the times of his race rivals, moving to second in the
standings.